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JFK was a member of the NRA, he lowered taxes, he appointed anti-abortion Supreme Court Justice Byron White, he grew the military, he was extremely anti-socialism, he was a straight white Christian male. Not a chance in hell he would be a Democrat today.

Im not sure what your argument here is because the clarification you made has nothing to do with the context of the post.

I doubt JFK would have supported tax rates being as low as they are now. Your post shows no evidence to contradict that claim.

Although to be fair, we are all just making "claims" at this point, but seeing as he has living family members who are close to his legacy and all of them lean left, its safer to say he would be a Democrat than a Republican.

I mean, RFK supported a minimum tax for everyone making over 50,000 dollars, because he knew the tax code allowed those paying the highest rate(75%) to actually pay closer to 10% because of bond, capital gains, inheritance trust fund interests, Charitable reimbursements, and so on.

So again, where is the argument that simply supporting a tax cut (from 90% to 75%/60%)means someone would be a Republican ????????

He said all tax payers. Do you think all tax payers were paying a 90% rate?

I know many on the left would love to see everyone oay 90%, but you clearly are ignorant on this subject.

The cut from 91% to 70% was quite a large cut at the time. Also it was justified by JFK on the basis of 'supply side economics,' or what would be typically called 'trickle down' by Democrats today.

Kennedy was a Keynesian...NOT a supply sider.

As has been noted, the top marginal tax rate at the time was 91 percent, which JFK wanted reduced to a "more sensible" 65 percent. Compare that with today's top rate. If supply-siders are so enamored of JFK's tax policies, would they advocate a return to a "more sensible" 65 percent top rate?

Merely advocating for a tax cut does NOT make someone a supply-sider. IF that were true then JFK joins the ranks of other "supply siders" like Barack Obama (the tax cuts in the stimulus package, for example).

Kennedy, like Obama, favored both tax cuts and spending increases to stimulate the economy as counter cyclical measure (like you would expect a Keynsian to do). JFK moved first on tax cuts because he didn't think increased spending was initially politically viable, but it remained a large part of his agenda for 1964.

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